Today's Travel Shot is also a bit of a throwback: from our travels to Bhutan. We haven't written much about Bhutan as we visited way before we had this site. In fact, it was the first trip we took with a digital camera. This is the famous Tiger's Nest Monastery near...

A photo essay featuring twelve forts, castles and palaces that we have explored on our travels There are forts and castles of some description in many countries the world over. We are never going to see them all but when we know there is either a castle or fort nearby...

Along with two friends, Kirsty and I visited the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan in early December 2004. It was a wonderful trip and Bhutan lived up to all our expectations. We began our journey in the border town of Phuntsholing (having come from Darjeeling in India) and...

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